Substance Misuse and Family Violence Treatment Fathers

Description

This study involves a randomized controlled trial of Fathers for Change (F4C) compared to Individual Drug Counseling (IDC) with a sample of 280 fathers enrolled in substance use (SU) treatment within community or veterans (VA) healthcare settings to (a) demonstrate F4C efficacy compared to IDC in reducing SU and family violence (FV) at end of treatment, 3- and 6-month post-treatment follow-up, and (b) document improved emotion regulation as the mechanism within F4C that results in reduced SU and FV.

Conditions

Substance Misuse, Violence, Domestic, Child Abuse

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Study overview

This study involves a randomized controlled trial of Fathers for Change (F4C) compared to Individual Drug Counseling (IDC) with a sample of 280 fathers enrolled in substance use (SU) treatment within community or veterans (VA) healthcare settings to (a) demonstrate F4C efficacy compared to IDC in reducing SU and family violence (FV) at end of treatment, 3- and 6-month post-treatment follow-up, and (b) document improved emotion regulation as the mechanism within F4C that results in reduced SU and FV.

Substance Misuse and Family Violence Treatment for Fathers

Substance Misuse and Family Violence Treatment Fathers

Condition
Substance Misuse
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

New Haven

Yale University Child Study Center, New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06520

West Haven

APT Foundation, West Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06516

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * meet DSM-5 criteria for an SU disorder at the time of assessment at APT or VACHS;
  • * report FV within the last 12 months prior to screening (based on self, court, police or child protection reports);
  • * have at least one biological child aged 1 to 12 years with whom they live or have at least twice per month in person visits;
  • * are able to complete assessments in English; and
  • * agree to have their female coparents (mother of the youngest child) contacted for participation of their youngest child. If a participant has more than one child in the age range, the youngest will be the target of assessment and treatment.
  • * an active full/no contact protective order pertaining to their child;
  • * physiological addiction to a substance that requires detoxification (such individuals may be re-evaluated following detox);
  • * cognitive impairment (a mini mental state score \<25);
  • * current untreated psychotic/bipolar disorder;
  • * currently suicidal or homicidal based on Brief Symptom Inventory Screening and follow-up on positive responses; or
  • * are currently receiving weekly individual therapy for Substance misuse or family violence

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Yale University,

Carla S Stover, Ph.D., PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Yale University

Study Record Dates

2029-12